Jones County Farm Bureau annual luncheon listed attendees
The Jones County Farm Bureau home project committee and officers hosted their annual luncheon at the Goudy cafe in Monticello on Thursday March 2. Twenty women from eleven townships attended, led by county chairman Mrs Sam Ellison and district committeewoman Mrs J R Wallace, with many names of attendees from various townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Home Project Committee
Goudy
Monticello
Sam Ellison
Martelle
J. R. Wallace
6Th District Farm Bureau
Mary Sievers
Jackson Township
Glenn Sones
Fairview
Delbert Smith
Rome
J. E. Ahlrichs
F. C. Cramer
Castle Grove
Lloyd Hutton
John Wilcox
Lovell
Clifton Abbott
Bernard Cass
Wilma Kuhns
Scotch Grove
J. H. Rickels
P. B. Daly
Wayne
Duncan Wasson
Clarence Reade
Wyoming
Ruth Fayram
Clay
B. D. Heiken
Madison
S. W. Ellison
Greenfield
Marjorie Humpal
Ray Sorensen Takes New Position
Ray Sorensen 4-H club agent in Jones County since 1937 has accepted the director of the rural youth department for the Town Farm Bureau federation. He resigned to the Jones County Farm Bureau board on February 25, with the new post effective March 1. His leadership expanded 4-H clubs and helped organize a junior Farm Bureau in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Sorensen
Jones County
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Ray
Jones County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Fairview Township Discusses AAA Plans
The March meeting of the Fairview township Farm Bureau focused on the 1939 agricultural adjustment program. C H Myers, bureau director and AAA committee chair, led the discussion, with all township farmers invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Township Farm Bureau
C. H. Myers
Farm Bureau
Township Aaa Committee
Auto Insurance Company Formed For Farm Bureau Members
After two years of investigation the Iowa Farm Bureau delegates vote to organize a mutual auto insurance company for Farm Bureau members in Iowa. Jones County Farm Bureau directors vote to cooperate. a Des Moines meeting informed planning. Charter membership and reduced rates promised to members statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Legal Reserve Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Jones County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Jones County
Des Moines
Fred Heiken
Monticello
Frank Andrews
Oliver Furst
Stanley Waggoner
William Reese
Olin
Glenn Sones
Anamosa
Township Farm Bureau
Ensilage Tour and Meeting Held in Jones County
A March 2 Farm Bureau sponsored ensilage tour in Jones County drew 85 farmers from Jones Linn and Cedar Counties. It showcased seven silage types at the Olin high school and followed by a meeting comparing grass legume silage with corn silage. Rex Beresford of Iowa State College shared state expert findings from experiment stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Jones, Linn
Cedar Counties
Iowa
Olin
Rex Beresford
Iowa State Collegy
Seven Dairymen Receive Honor Roll Certificates
At a meeting of the South Jones Cow Testing Association in the Legion hall Anamosa last week seven members received national dairy association honor roll certificates recognizing their achievement in dairy testing and records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Jones Cow Testing Association
Legion Hall
Anamosa
National Dairy Association
High production on the herd shown in test certificates
Certificates were presented to Prentice and Streeter, C. C. Jones, Men's Reformatory, W. H. Finn & Son, J. M. Byerly, Monroe and Walderbach, Schoonover and Oltman. Honor rolls from the North Jones Cow Testing association list Claude Latta, Smith and Meade, Thomas Shoyer, J. E. Ahlrichs, Balster Brothers, and J. Edward Muller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentice and Streeter
C. C. Jones
Men’s Reformatory
W. H. Finn & Son
J. M. Byerly
Monroe and Walderbach
Schoonover and
Oltman
Farm Bureau Office
North Jones Cow Testing Association
Claude Latta
Smith and Meade
Thomas Shoyer
J. E. Ahlrichs
Balster Brothers
J. Edward Muller
Iowa Corn Yield Test bulletin available from Agent
Copies of the 1988 Iowa Corn Yield Test bulletin from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station may be obtained from the Jones county Farm Bureau office. About 100 copies arrived this week for local farmers. The bulletin provides official figures on hybrid performance in the territory including yields moisture content lodging resistance and dropped ear percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
County Farm Bureau
Carl Smith
Jones County
SOW NEEDS PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS WHEN SUCKLING A LITTER
County agricultural agent urges balanced sow rations for sows nursing litters. A 300 pound sow with pigs should have at least 15 percent protein and 3 pounds of concentrate per 100 pounds body weight. Fibrous feeds must stay under 5 percent unless pasture is scarce. Pasture and fall-sown rye support sows and litters, while confinement risks anemia in piglets.
Professional look through careful ironing and at home aids
Miss Mary Gabrielson of Town State College advises that a professional appearance starts with proper pressing. She urges pressing as you sew, lifting the iron and pressing each seam along the grain. She also suggests home made pressing aids like a muslin covered magazine roll and a tailor's cushion to reach hard to press areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gabrielson
Town State College
Miss Gabrielson
Neighbors Gather for Picnic Social at East Ridge School
Forty neighbors met at the East Ridge schoolhouse two miles east of Wyoming last Monday evening for a picnic supper and social. Dora Carstensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Carstensen, had an appendectomy in Mercy Hospital Anamosa last Saturday evening. Legion attendees from Wyoming included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alden and others as Monticello hosts welcomed department commander and district officers. Eastern Star members enjoyed a Monday picnic chaired by Mrs. Paul Levsen. An upcoming Wyoming school event includes a March 22 instruction school led by Mrs. Eleanor Sawyer. Mrs. W. W. Bronson and others plan an aid society gathering Wednesday at the Bronson home. Verle Breed taught the Presbyterian class while hosting a party at the Lester French home west of Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ridge
Wyoming
Dora Carstensen
August Carstensen
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Robert Alden
G. H. Herzberger
R. J. Tidman
L. M. She
Eleanor Sawyer
Order
W. W. Bronson
Gerald Mader
Earl Mallicoat
Elmer Johnson
Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Bronson
Presbyterian Sunday School
Verle Breed
Lester French
West of
Homemakers urged to schedule rests for efficiency
Miss Ruth Bonde of Iowa State college says a short rest period improves afterward work efficiency and reduces persistent fatigue. She advocates a work schedule with regular daily and weekly duties, emergency plans, and special tasks for every family member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bonde
Iowa State College
Wyoming Set To Vote On School Levy And Board Seats
Voters in the Independent School District of Wyoming Iowa face a March 13 election on a 244 mill schoolhouse tax for 1940 to finish the new school building. August Thomsen and G H Herzberger retire, Howard Day seeks Thomsen’s seat, with Herzberger running again. A bond issue of 19 800 plus a 16 200 PWA grant funded the site auditorium and gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Thomson
G. H. Herzberger
Howard Day
Thomsen
Herzberger
Independent School District of
Wyoming
Jones
Iowa
PWA
Community greetings and social visits at SAND SPRING
Local residents in Sand Spring and surrounding areas exchange visits and host gatherings. Notable events include birthdays celebrated at the B W Cox home, and multiple calls between families from Deer Grove Rock Island and Monticello. Forged check incident involving Edward Cox is reported with police action and reimbursement.
Iowa Farmers Move in Annual Farm Moving Day
An estimated 25 000 Iowa farmers including owners and tenants moved on March 1 as part of the yearly moving day. Agricultural economist Rainer Schickele of Iowa State College notes mobility trends mirror past years with census figures showing stability across 1925 1930 and 1934 data and says tenancy committee efforts influence landlord tenant relations and lease methods.
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Iowa
Rainer Schickele
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Tenancy Committee
Schickele
Towa
Tawa
Scheckele
Tawa Farm Tenancy Committee
Ren Sion Service
Iowa State
Ion
Ten Tees N Naney
Within His Rights Hopkins Seeks Iowa Democratic Delegation
The Newton News notes no reason Hopkins should be barred from pursuing the Iowa Democratic delegation now and cautions against punitive reaction to his political alertness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Hopkins
Iowa
Community guests gather for Sunday visits and events
A long list of AMBER residents shared Sunday visits and social events at multiple homes. Families including Zimmermans, Schoons, Gerdes, Helgens, Danneman, Rickels, Toenjes, and others gathered for dinners, showers, and card games. Several members traveled to Cleveland for business.
Family Enjoys Sunday With George and Mrs Andrews
The family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs George Andrews, sharing a quiet afternoon and conversation at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Andrews
Kennedy Golden Wedding Anniversary in Whitewater Township
Mr and Mrs Joseph E Kennedy celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home in Whitewater township. He married Margaret Clancy in Cascade on March 5 1889. They have sons Alberic and Martin, with Alberic and his wife living with them. Many friends visited, and both celebrate good health at old ages. Funeral services for Henry Seery were held at St Martins church Cascade after a mass of requiem at Devaney funeral home. He died at his Waterloo home following a two year illness. He was born January 11 1870 at Temple Hill and survived by wife Libbie and several children and relatives. Pallbearers included John McLees W J Drummond Ben Fagan Henry Devlin Leo Skahill and John Ramm. Dr and Mrs L F Barrett returned from Waterloo after assisting their daughter Mrs Wally Gaddis who had an appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Kennedy
Whitewater Township
Margaret Clancy
St. Martin’s Church
Cascade
F. L. Roche
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
Baltimore
Alberic
Martin
Henry Seery
Devaney
St. Martin's Church
W. J. Farrelly
St. Martin’s Cemetery
Seery
Waterloo
Temple Hill
Gregory Seery
St. Peter’s School
Libbie McDermott
Lester
Laporte City
Sib
Hollywood
Calif
Frank
Moline
Ralph
Mello
Ray Hoffman
Fred Ampsher
Elmer Smith
Thomas
John
Anna McLees
John McLees
W. J. Drummond
Ben Fagan
Henry Devlin
Leo Skahill
John Ramm
L. F. Barrett
Wally Gaddis
Presbyterian Hospital
Wayne News Elses Streamliner Trip To Diesel Tractor Meet
Wayne News notes a trip by streamliner from Cedar Rapids to Cleveland for a Diesel tractor convention with many dealers present and multiple banquets. The group returned Sunday and on Sunday afternoon Marietta Helgens visited friend Jonanna Kehren. Pastor H F Hein of Olin addressed Lutherans, followed by ping pong and games. Pastor A Thalacker invited 8 boys and 8 girls for March 19 ping pong games. Mrs D J Bohlken visited her sister near Amber. The weather included lingering flu but recovery is good. Pastors E Senst and Kehren and families attended the monthly pastors circle at Pastor Thalacker's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Danneman
John Rickels
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Ohio
Marietta Helgens
Jonanna Kehren
H. F. Hein
Olin
Lutheran Brotherhood
A. Thalacker
Castle Grove
Luther League
D. J. Bohlken
Amber
Rickels
E. Senst
Pastor Kehren
Thalacker
Sunshine Girls Study Breadmaking in March Meeting
The Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls met at Ruth Clark’s home on March 4 to learn the 4-H method of making whole wheat bread. Eloise Kuhns led the demonstration, Eunice Kuhns discussed the opera William Tell and Rossini, and the group enjoyed selections from The Storm Mignon Hansel and Gretel Tales of Hoffmann and Barber of Seville. Mrs. W. B. Clark hosted a tea to close the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Sunshine
Ruth Clark
Eloise Kuhns
Eunice Kuhns
William Tell
Rossini
Hansel and Gretel
Hoffman
Barber of Seville
Don Roth and Voelker Star at Niles Sun Show
Don Roth and his electric band with singer Maxine and radio blind organist Frank Voelker to perform at the Niles theater Sunday afternoon and night. A Blondie Meets the Boss screen feature with Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton, plus a National Cornhusk ing Contest reel, RKO News and a color cartoon. Regular prices apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Roth
WMT
Niles Theater
Maxine
Radio
Frank Voelker
Voelker
Niles
Blondie
Arthur Lake
Dungwood
Penny Singleton
RKO
Local Socials and Movements Gather in Anamosa Area
Mrs. Harvey Heiken hosted, Kathleen Eiler visited, and Hasler and Rickels shipped two carloads of hogs to Chicago with George Rickels. G Ehlis family moved to the old Joslin farm in Linn county. Mr Bohlken moved onto the vacated place. S. M. Hosford visited Manchester. funeral of Wiley Eberhart held in Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Heiken
Grant Eiler
Anamosa
Hasler and Rickels
Chicago
George Rickels
G. Ehlis
Joslin
Linn County
Bohlken
Central City
Ehlis
S. M. Hosford
G. Tuetken
Miss Minnie Ortgies
Banday Event And Local Health Notes
Banday event with Mr and Mrs yle Clarence Eberhart on sick list this week. Mrs Steve McDowell admitted to John McDonald hospital Monticello with severe flu. Joseph and William Delay were in Worthington and Cascade on business Tuesday. Seventy percent of Americans live within 50 miles of a scheduled airline. Tucson Arizona is the only walled city in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yle
Clarence Eberhart
Joseph
William Delay
Worthington
Cascade
Steve McDowell
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
HeeHaw Jews VOL Monticello 1939 Local Notices
Monticello Iowa March 9 1939 edition from St Anthony and Dakota Lumber Yard features humor and home notices. Articles advertise roof inspections and Mule-Hide shingles with warnings about leaks and winter damage. Community snippets mention local addresses new homes and coal delivery contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
St. Anthony and Dakota
J. R. Barron
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Fairview Township
Auto Insurance Company
Homemaker
A. J. Meyers
Clinton
Odd Fellows Home
Mason City
Claude Sears
Irene Brownell
Progressive Woman's Club
Leota Wherry
Mabel Streeper
Board of Education
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Lyda Wherry
Mission Study Club
Charles Marshall
Martha Jane Dick
Viola Huston
Helen Levien
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar
W. G. Wherry
Don Wherry
Monn
West
Lester Palin
MM. Eo
Bete
Myrs
Alex Adar
Pap
Lawrence Eobirmerts
Jackle Appleby
Kareie
Hans Bendxen
Sonny Jeden
Burvesh
Lavern Urban
Keith von Sprecken
Dolores i Tarms
Marilyn Tidman
Ruth Vargason
Jeraldine Appleby
Day Bahnsen
Wallace Farnham
Jack Marshall
John McCalmant
Ivan McCalmant
Darlene Day
Marilyn Herzberges
Marcel Vargason
Bernice Brunscheeh
Carmen Ingwersen
Joan Rigos
Glenn
Fred Heeren
James Kelley
Tom Coney
Deer Grove
Heeren
F. J. Gestel
E. H. Cox
Alfred Egger
Glen Eiler
J. L. Batchelder
Leo Murray
Fred Welter
Dubuque
Vernon Payne and
Gestel Farm
John Henrichs
Clem Kophetor
Rock Island
Minnie Heeren
Eldon Stevenson
Prairieburg
B. W. Cox
Center Junction
Lennox
James Rowan
Near Anamosa
Dorothy Gates
South Fork Farm Bureau Group
Roy Slauson
Ray Chaplin
Joe Clement
Cyril Stevenson
Claude Miller
Ernest Wahl
Eward Cox
Manchester
Lee Alcorn
Edgewood
W. H. Behrends
Edward Cox
Bastile
Cox
Lou King
J. L Batchelder
Marshalltown Times
W. J. Zimmerman
C. W. Eden
Mark Cross
Marshall Cross
Vernon Ray
Carl Schoon
Rex Reuter
George Schoon
H. A. Toenjes
Julia Yoenjes
W. R. Zimmerman
Will Jansen T Aindy
Alva Gerdes
George Siebels
Willis
Herman Helgens
Raymond Heyeile
Tes. Raymond Eby
Who. Zimmerman
Herman Zimmerman
Louie Helgens
O. F. Otten
Kay
Eliza Thoeni
George ' Kels
Henry Tobiason
John Poppe
Ed Helgens
Will Jansen
Clifford
Billie
Rainch
Markus
C. W. Iden
Julia Toenjex
Mariel Juilis
Patricia
Edyth Weirs
Wanda Sicely
Molly Jo Eichorn
William Martin
Wayne News
Sunshine Girls
Ise
Quick Resulta
Niles Sun
Castle Grove & BM. Besleré
Anes
Geo. H. Bohlken
Tucson
Arizona
United States
Earlville
Baby Chix
U. S
Hawkins
Russell E. Lux
Hopkinton, Iowa
Kruse Auto Parts
Radiorgam
Toms Coigr
Watt Morton
Zenith
Radiorgan
Zimmerman’s
HeeHaw
Rastus
Pahson
FHA
Ed Rice
West First Street
L. D. Barrack
Buckner
American Petroleum Station
Buckners Rendering Service
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